🚨 News Flash: Your smart car is watching you 🚨
Police are now accessing data from car subscription features to solve crimes. That heated seat subscription? It's part of a detailed record of your movements and behaviors.
To protect yourself:
✅ Read privacy policies
✅ Disable unnecessary features
✅ Buy cars with minimal "smart" features
✅ Support right-to-repair and data ownership laws
✅ Ask about data collection before buying
Privacy shouldn't be a luxury. WIRED: wired.com/story/police-records…
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#histoire #guerre #impérialisme #Vietnam
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Après 20 ans de guerre, Saïgon tombe aux mains des soldats du Nord Vietnam. Le silence remplace ...France Télévisions
Il y a cent ans, le Vietnam faisait partie de l'Indochine française. Après la guerre d'indépendance, la France est vaincue mais le Vietnam reste divisé pendant trois décennies entre le camp communiste au Nord et le camp capitaliste au Sud.ARTE
#CalyxInstitute introduces a #BYOD plan. This is pretty awesome! #Calyx #Internet #Unlimited #Internet #NoDataCaps
Dear George Ellenburg,We are excited to announce the launch of a brand new Calyx Internet membership! As a Sprout member, you can get unlimited internet data with your own devices that are compatible with the Calyx SIM. Choosing your own device opens the door to options far beyond the range of hotspots we have been able to offer. You can pick a device that meets your particular needs with advanced capabilities like external antenna ports, built-in ethernet ports, easy-to-use native VPN functionality, and more. You can check if your device is compatible here.
As always, we want to make sure all Calyx Internet members have the option to adjust their membership to their needs. From now through October 2025, if you want to switch your current Contributor, Contributor Plus, or Sustainer level to the Sprout level for the remainder of your active membership, you can take the following steps:
1. log in to your account on our website
2. click Devices on the lefthand menu
3. click Order Replacement Device to order a BYOD SIM (no contribution needed)
4. click Profile on the lefthand menu
5. Update the Mailing Address to where you want the SIM card to ship toThis will ensure that you get the Sprout SIM card. If you run into any issues in the process, please contact us at help[at]calyxinstitute[dot]org.
You can start a new Calyx Sprout Membership at members.calyxinstitute.org/enr…
Have more questions about the new Sprout membership and what it means to “Bring Your Own Device”? Please check out our Sprout membership FAQ here.Thanks so much for your membership and support,
The Calyx Institute Team
Many people have heard of Tor in the media, but despite its long history of protecting the free internet, most consider it a niche tool and have never ventured to try it themselves.
In reality, Tor is easy to use for anyone. It helps not only journalists and activists, but anybody who seeks greater privacy online or access to information regardless of location.
What is Tor exactly? How can Tor help you? And why is it such an important tool? Staff writer @Em0nM4stodon explains in the latest Privacy Guides article: privacyguides.org/articles/202…
#Tor #TorProject #Privacy #TorBrowser #PrivacyGuides #Article #Security #Anonymity #Network #Browser
You might have heard of Tor in the news a few times, yet never dared to try it yourself. Despite being around for decades, Tor is still a tool too few people know about. Today, Tor is easy to use for anyone.www.privacyguides.org
This bug is one of the most dangerous types of bugs that exist, a wormable RCE in the apple airplay protocol. In this video we break down what a UAF is, what...YouTube
RFK Jr. Drops Bombshell — Accuses Biden’s HHS of Being COMPLICIT in Child Trafficking Scheme (VIDEO)
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of being actively complicit in one of the most disturbing scandals in American history — the trafficking of vulnerab…Jim Hᴏft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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Was soll ich sagen.. von so was werden wir demnächst regiert
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"By their actions they prove who they are and work for! Absolutely useless for America 1st! Simply put, controlled puppets!"
Argentina: Milei Releases Over 1,850 Files On Nazi Leaders In Argentina
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On Monday, Milei declassified over 1,850 official documents detailing the arrival of Nazi German officials to Argentina and their actions in the nation following World War II.
Argentinian President Javier Milei has released unseen documentation of Nazi criminals in Argentina to the general public.One America News Network
39 years ago- Saturday 26 April 1986: The Chernobyl nuclear disaster
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“The price of the Chernobyl catastrophe was overwhelming, not only in human terms, but also economically. Even today, the legacy of Chernobyl affects the economies of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.” - Mikhail Gorbachev
He wrote: “Chernobyl opened my eyes like nothing else: it showed the horrible consequences of nuclear power even when it is used for non-military purposes.” -- Mikhail Gorbachev
"On 26 April 39 years ago, the worst nuclear accident so far exploded in Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It was a Soviet-made RMBK, high-power channel reactor design that could produce plutonium for nuclear bombs as easily as it could produce electricity.
A major reason for the disaster was that those in Moscow who decided to re-purpose reactors originally designed to produce materials for nuclear weapons to produce electricity kept secret a good deal about the inherent design dangers and instability of the reactors even from the reactor operators (including its “positive void co-efficient of reactivity”). The operators with pressure to fill production quotas cut corners.
In the reactor, 1,661 zirconium pressure tubes contained fuel rods and cooling water within 1,700 tonnes of graphite and a complex system of control rods, without heavy engineered containment. The design was 20 years old, but the plant had only been operating for three years.
An experiment was conducted to determine how much electricity could be generated by the freewheeling turbine to which supply of steam from the reactor had been cut. The experiment was delayed by 12 hours but continued in the wee morning hours despite failure to reset the automatic control system.
Multiple safety rules were deliberately violated. Reactor power was lowered to prohibited levels before attempts were made to insert shutdown control rods into the reactor core. Because of an inherent flaw in the reactor design, this did not lead to powering down, but to a rapid explosive burst. Nuclear criticality increased rapidly in some fuel elements, leading to their explosive disintegration, generation of vast quantities of steam and a hydrogen explosion. Chunks of highly radioactive molten fuel were blasted 7 – 9 km into the air, much of it into the stratosphere. A burning plume extended 500 m high. The two explosions and graphite fire over the next 10 days ejected about one third of the 190 tonnes of fuel inside the reactor and radioactive material continue to be emitted for a month.
The World Health Organisation observed that the Chernobyl disaster released 200 times as much total radioactivity as the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.
Early fallout more than 1,500 km away was first detected the following day when unusually high levels of radiation were measured when a nuclear power plant worker in Sweden was checking out of work. For a day and a half, nobody understood the full extent of the disaster. Initial attempts to put the fire out with water only worsened the situation. Evacuation of nearby residents was only implemented after 34 hours.
Nuclear reactors may produce useful electricity for a brief few decades, but their enduring products are uniquely hazardous radiation and high-level radioactive waste which persist over geological time frames.
Thirty nine years is a little over one half-life of caesium 137, so the cesium-137 in fallout across the world will by now have decayed by a little over half. The plutonium 239 released, however, with a half-life of 24,400 years, will have only decayed by one seventh of 1% by now. It will take a quarter of a million years for it to substantially decay away.
The misguided arrogant and dangerous hubris and vested interests that brought us the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters, and at least 11 other core melt accidents in different nuclear reactors, now brings us the willful madness of the alternative parties of Australian government’s plan for nuclear reactors proliferated around our wide, sunny and windy land. If we don’t act on evidence and learn from the past, we will be doomed to repeat it."
Archived:
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RESOURCES:
Part 1 The Chernobyl Disaster Explained 1986 | A Brief History of Documentary
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The RBMK reactor type had an extremely positive void coefficient, which means that without careful proper oversight, the reactor can rapidly become unsafe.
The economic and political significance of Russia's RBMK reactors
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#ChernobylDisaster #NoNukes #RBMKReactors #NoWar #AntiMilitarism #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #NoNukes #disarmament #nuclearban #Green #Progressive #RadicalFeminism #Solidarity
“Thorough studies conducted in the Soviet Union have proved completely nuclear power plants do not affect the health of the population.”Lev Feoktistov, deputy director of the Kurchatov …IPPNW peace and health blog
> complexity of a pressure vessel
Not all that complex. You just need to swap it out every 30 or 40 years, before it gets too brittle.
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Re-Establishes Itself in Irvine, California
Scroll down at the link below; click on Continue Reading to see photos of Marine Corp aviation.
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Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum: History and Future
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Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum — Airplane
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Plan Arriving at Great Park
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A new exhibit tells stories aboard a WWII aircraft carrier turned museum.Vintage Aviation News
Volksfest-Skandal: Behörden und Medien hüllen sich in Schweigen
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In einer funktionierenden Gesellschaft passen sich die Gäste dem Gastgeber an.
In Deutschland passt sich die Gesellschaft den Gästen an und verzichtet auf seine Kultur.
#Islamismus #Gruppenvergewaltigungen #Messermorde #Brandmauertote #Islam #Brandmaueropfer #Massenvergewaltigungen
#Islam #Moslem
Eine 13-Jährige wird vergewaltigt – doch Staatsanwaltschaft und Medien informieren erst, als der Druck zu groß wird. Der Verdacht: Sollte der Skandal bewusst kleingehalten werden?Boris Reitschuster (reitschuster.de)
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Angenommen, wirklich nur mal angenommen, der #Blackout in #Spanien wäre ursächlich, nachweislich und zu 100% aufgrund eines deutlich zu hohen Anteil von Wind- und Solaranlagen entstanden.
Glaubt jemand, diese Erkenntnis würde die deutsche Politik zum Überdenken der Energiewende bewegen?
Ich bin davon überzeugt: kein bisschen. Die geschaffenen Strukturen, das viele investierte Geld und die festen Überzeugungen an die Richtigkeit sind inzwischen so mächtig, dass man alles, buchstäblich alles riskieren würde, um dieses Weltbild aufrecht zu erhalten.
Genau diese Denke herrscht leider in vielen anderen Bereichen auch.
Das Hauptproblem in diesem Land ist nicht das Treffen von Fehlentscheidungen. Die sind unvermeidlich. Das Hauptproblem ist die nahezu vollständige Ignoranz, aus Fehlern zu lernen und einmal getroffene Entscheidungen zu korrigieren.
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vergleiche hierzu die Analyse von Christian Rieck mit Vero Wendland vom 03.05.2025
Blackout in Spanien – #Kernkraft und #Solar als Rettung? Interview Vero Wendland || Prof. Dr. Christian Rieck 03.05.2025 (1 h) https://www.youtube.diaspora* social network
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„Wenn ich deutsche Pass hab, mach ich euch alle fertig“ … jetzt hat sie ihn
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In einer funktionierenden Gesellschaft passen sich die Gäste dem Gastgeber an.
In Deutschland passt sich die Gesellschaft den Gästen an und verzichtet auf seine Kultur.
#Islamismus #Gruppenvergewaltigungen #Messermorde #Brandmauertote #Islam #Brandmaueropfer #Massenvergewaltigungen
#Islam #Moslem
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Des milliers de Britanniques ont enregistré avec régularité les impacts d’insectes sur les plaques minéralogiques de leurs voitures. Résultat : une disparition vertigineuse de 63 % de ces bestioles volantes entre 2021 et 2024.
#pollution #ecologie #biodiversité #insectes
Des milliers de Britanniques ont enregistré avec régularité les impacts d’insectes sur les plaques minéralogiques de leurs voitures. Résultat : une disparition vertigineuse de 63 % de ces bestioles volantes entre 2021 et 2024.Stéphane Foucart (Le Monde)
L’écologue Philippe Grandcolas revient sur l’effondrement des populations d’insectes enregistré en Europe. Des « chiffres terrifiants » qui se traduisent, entre autres effets, par une chute de la productivité agricole.Stéphane Foucart (Le Monde)
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Louisiana Sent Kids to Adult Jail That Violated Scores of Regulations, Reports Say
Investigators found the Jackson Parish Jail violated state rules 83 times between July and February—almost 12 times more than the second-worst lockup.
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#theappeal #Louisiana #Abolition
Investigators found the Jackson Parish Jail violated state rules 83 times between July and February—12 times more than the second-worst jail.Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (The Appeal)
Around 300 London-based employees of Google #DeepMind’s AI arm, led by Sir Demis Hassabis, have joined the Communication Workers Union in recent weeks.
The unionization effort follows growing discontent at the company after #Google dropped a pledge not to develop harmful #AI technologies, including weapons and surveillance.
ft.com/content/4e497a91-670a-4… or archive.is/uW99c
@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide
#IsraelWarCrimes #Israel
Move by employees at Google’s AI arm follows discontent after weapons and surveillance pledge is droppedAnna Gross (Financial Times)
> standing at living room window
> neighbor is outside in his yard doing whatever
> let out a powerful cawfee burp
> neighbor stops and looks at me
Yeah that's right. What of it?
Pläne der neuen Regierung: Mehr Überstunden bis ins hohe Alter
Mehr Überstunden, weniger Teilzeit und arbeiten bis ins hohe Alter: ein Blick auf die Pläne der neuen Regierung zum Tag der Arbeit.
Pläne der neuen Regierung: Mehr Überstunden bis ins hohe Alter
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Nerd shit. Basically, makes it where I can look at more than the radio can by itself. The installation of a circuit board that lets me tap into the receive stage of my radio, and be able to "look" at the intermediate frequency in this receiver using an external software defined radio. Kind of a hack - still fun.
First 1080p long form video because Matty ">480p"-d me one time.
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Former Madison Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl was derelict in her duties in a scandal involving nearly 200 uncounted ballots, a new report finds.M.D. Kittle (The Federalist)
me: I would like to read your technical material to evaluate your product
them: sure! here register an account/sign in with <provider>/sign up for our newsletter!
me: <close browser tab>
Seriously why is it so hard to put your product material on a website? Why do I have to log into a bloody portal or have a sales jerk give me a guided tour? In the former, if you wanna know whose downloading what, check your webserver logs. In the latter make it an option not a precusor.
federation seems to be keeping me from seeing or replying to the post with the great and strikingly familiar list of artists on bandcamp. If you'd like to be even more inclusive finding artists from here in the digital neighbourbood on even more distro platforms, have a go on @hello
Some tidy up to filtered searching has recently happened.
Any way you do it, every day is a great day to support an indie artist materially or with a kind word.
Celebrating independent art, community, comraderie and as direct as possible support for artists.indieart.support
In President Trump's Cabinet meeting today, RFK Jr said that under the Biden Administration Health and Human Services was involved in human and child trafficking - including sex trafficking. That they still cannot account for over 300,000 children that HHS trafficked.
The US government, under President Biden - trafficked humans for sexual abuse and slavery.
but the media only talks about his comments on fluoride in drinking water... (proving they drank too much fluoridated water).
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1917629058742935597
#child-trafficking #sex-trafficking #human-trafficking #rape-culture #rapeculture #HHS #migrant-crisis #RFKJr #Agenda47
The latest Other People's Music has a *bunch* of contributions from Fediverse-based artists! Enjoy the IDM/ambient of @mattly! The crazy jazz soundscapes of @csgraves! And the eclectic and engaging set of electronic explorations from @radiophobicsherkpop! Plus some groovy kosmische and guitar ambient!
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@experimentalmusic
@jazzmusic
@ambientmusic
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Genocide is not a game!
Boycott Microsoft's Xbox
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#Boycott #Microsoft #Xbox #CandyCrush #CallOfDuty #Palestine #BDS
Alois Rainer, der neue Landwirtschafts- und Ernährungsminister...?
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Just for once I am actually 'ahead of the curve' regarding Bandcamp Friday 😸
I have two albums on offer, for what old Englanders like me might term, "Next to bugger all" and all of the nineteen tracks are available individually for, well, even less 👍😁
I would say my tunes are "Great!" if I was the sort of person that could say such things 🤔😊
Those double espressos don't buy themselves you know... boosts appreciated #bandcamp #music #BandcampFriday
“Yalnız olmak, yanlış yerde ve yanlış bir kalpte olmaktan iyidir. Sahte kalabalıklarda hiç olmaktan iyidir.”
Charles Bukowski
Walz says Harris picked him for VP to 'code talk to White guys'
What "code talk" is he talking about? 🙄
Was he going to "code talk" white men by convincing them it was ok to put tampon machines in girls bathrooms nationwide if he & kamala were elected?🤡
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Former vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz continued a self-described "listening tour" on Monday, ruling out a 2028 presidential bid and revealing his role in Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign.Deirdre Heavey (Fox News)
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You know, sometimes it's simple when you win.notthebee.com
Terrifying scenes unfolded at Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre, Melbourne, when African teens ran riot with machetes and allegedly attacked an innocent shopper.The Noticer
The family of artist Kamilla. N, murdered by a schizophrenic trans Brazilian migrant in a Munich psychiatric facility in 2022, wants the clinic to be held accountable for gross negligenceThomas Brooke (Remix News)
BREAKING:
Illegal Aliens will No Longer Receive Tax Payer HUD Funded Housing
“The Biden Administration prioritized illegal aliens over the American people… HUD Funded Housing will now go to American Citizens.”
COMMON SENSE!
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Today, April 30, on Walpurgis Night, Renfield travels to meet the mysterious Count Dracula in Transylvania (Dracula, 1931)
#Film #Movies #Cinemastodon #Dracula #Vampires #Horror #WalpurgisNight
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Famine and starvation will be the norm for our children.
Because contemporary law enforcement refuses to stop a bunch of complete morons. Insisting that we lack money and have to spend our lives, resources and energy fighting over numbers.
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Concerns stretch across Germany, Eastern France, Czechia and Poland.Jasper Steinlein (EURACTIV)
As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from Hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies
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L’exécution par Israël de 15 secouristes il y a un mois est incontestablement établie. Alors pourquoi le Guardian et d’autres médias sont-ils toujours aussi prompts à brouiller les pistes ?
Par Jonathan Cook, le 28 avril 2025Voici un nouvel exemple de #journalisme d’une lâcheté stupéfiante de la part du #Guardian, qui illustre parfaitement ce qui se passe dans l’ensemble des #médias de l’establishment britannique en ce qui concerne la couverture des crimes de guerre israéliens à Gaza au cours des 18 derniers mois.
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#médiavers #Israël #Israel #UK #US #MSM #genocide #Palestine
Lire aussi : Ils avaient leurs phares allumés Israël tue et enterre 15 médecins à Rafah Israël a exécuté 15 urgentistes à Rafah et a détruit leurs ambulances Par Jonathan Cook L'exécution par Israël de 15 secouristes il y a un mois est incontestable…Arrêt sur Info
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The imperialist-capitalist system is in the midst of one of the deepest crises in its history. The capitalist mode of production’s quest for continuity is leading, on the one hand, to growing social inequalities in imperialist countries and, on the other hand, to the deepening of brutal exploitation policies in colonial and semi-colonial countries. From the US to Germany, from Russia to China, the major imperialist powers are embroiled in a vortex of economic, political, and military hegemonic wars. The stagnation of capital accumulation, the shrinkage of markets and overproduction are sharpening the internal contradictions of the system. These contradictions are weaving the bloody ground for a new world order behind the facade of temporary “stability.”
The trade wars between imperialist powers, which have escalated with Donald Trump’s announcement of new custom tariffs, are heightening tensions between imperialist blocs. The high tariffs imposed by the US on China and the economic strategies developed by China in response are developments that threaten to shake global supply chains and disrupt the world economy. This situation, of course, primarily and especially affects the working class in colonial and semi-colonial countries.
As we have been saying for a long time, the proxy wars taking shape in Ukraine, Palestine, Syria, etc., are only the beginning of the growing threat of war worldwide. NATO’s expansionist moves, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in response, China’s rise in the Pacific and increasingly across the world, the redrawing of the Middle East… All these developments indicate that tensions between imperialist camps are escalating into hot conflicts. This process, reminiscent of certain developments prior to the First and Second Imperialist World Wars, is confronting the peoples of the world with the danger of a new world war. The imperialist blocs, to resolve their own crises, offer the peoples nothing but death and destruction.
The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East continue to have devastating consequences for the peoples of the region. In Yemen, attacks carried out by the US, UK, and Israel are threatening the lives of civilians. While the number of people who have lost their lives as a result of Israel’s attacks on Gaza has exceeded 50,000, increasing tensions with Iran are further deepening instability in the region. These conflicts are shaped by the interests of imperialist powers and are exacerbating the suffering and losses of the peoples of the Middle East.
The global arms race is another dimension of imperialist competition. The US continues to lead the way in arms exports, accounting for 43% of global arms exports, while European countries are also increasing their arms imports and joining the race. All this arms race is being carried out at the expense of the further impoverishment of the oppressed masses of the working class, the restriction of their wages, the closure of factories, the rapid growth of unemployment, and the elimination of social services.
Racism and xenophobia are being systematically promoted in many countries as one of the most dangerous responses to the crisis of the imperialist-capitalist system. In European countries such as Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Italy, anti-immigrant parties—such as the AfD, RN, PVV, and Meloni’s party—are achieving electoral successes and gaining enough power to influence government policies. In Germany, racist and Islamophobic attacks increased by 22% throughout 2023, and arson attacks on refugee shelters have returned to the headlines. In France, the “immigration law” that came into force at the beginning of 2024 has severely restricted the residence and social assistance rights of many immigrants.
In the US, not only Donald Trump’s but also Joe Biden’s administration’s immigration policies continue along a line that criminalizes Latin American workers. Anti-immigrant laws implemented in states like Florida and Texas are increasing police violence and deportation threats, making systemic racism even more visible. For all these reasons, May 1, 2025, is a day to raise the banner not only of economic demands but also of the anti-imperialist struggle.
The Working Class in the Shadow of War, Armament, and Racism
The working class stands at a historic crossroads on a global scale. Class inequalities, which have become even more visible with the pandemic, have condemned millions of workers to poverty and insecurity. Technological developments, automation, and digitalization are being used by capital to deepen its mechanisms of exploitation, while union busting, subcontracting, and flexible working models are being employed to dismantle the organized power of the working class. However, the rising wave of strikes around the world shows that workers will not submit to these attacks. From France to South Korea, from Argentina to Kenya, the worker movement is taking to the streets at various levels.
People are also surrounded by a similar chain of exploitation and oppression. The Right of Nations to Self-Determination is systematically violated by imperialists; migrants, women, youth, and oppressed peoples are under multifaceted attacks at both the economic and cultural levels. These conditions highlight the historical necessity of forming a united people’s front and establishing a common ground for the struggle of workers and the oppressed. The unification of fragmented resistance into a united revolutionary line is not only the task of today but also of the future.
In this context, May 1 is not merely a day of remembrance but a call to struggle for the revival of revolutionary organizing, united class struggle, and internationalist solidarity among peoples. This world, caught in the vortex of crisis and war, can only be changed through the joint intervention of the organized peoples under the leadership of the working class. Enlarging the goal of a world without borders, classes, or exploitation in the face of the decaying structure of capitalism is not only a task but a matter of existence on this May 1st.
The bill for all these developments is being footed by the working class and oppressed peoples. Imperialist policies are deepening economic crises, cutting social rights, and making living conditions more difficult. Therefore, May 1, 2025, is not just a day of remembrance, but also a day when the united and organized struggle against the imperialist system must be raised under the leadership of the working class.
The Deepening of the Fascist Regime in Turkey and the Siege of the Working Class
In Turkey, the working class and oppressed peoples are confronted not only with the capitalist system of exploitation but also with an institutionalized fascist dictatorship. This regime of oppression, carried out by the AKP-MHP government, has restructured all state institutions in line with the interests of the capitalist class. While unionization, strikes, press freedom, and the right of the masses to protest are systematically suppressed, the working class is being disorganized, and all forms of opposition to the AKP-MHP regime are being crushed with brutal terror.
The policies of the fascist dictatorship are not limited to repressive mechanisms. At the same time, hostility between peoples is being fueled in order to cover up the real issues. Under the name of “Turkey without terrorism,” the policy of annihilation and denial against the Kurdish people continues; trustees are appointed to municipalities, and elected representatives are sent to prisons. Women, LGBT+ people, migrants, and Alevis face systematic discrimination. Every component of social opposition is either criminalized or threatened by security policies. With the institutionalization of fascist ideology, social polarization has become a state policy, and the people are being governed by hostilities developed among it.
In foreign policy, the Turkish state, a loyal member of NATO, has increasingly lost its ability to maneuver between imperialist powers, but continues to assert both its claim to power and its ambition to be a regional power. The discourse of “multilateral diplomacy,” which is still being voiced, albeit in a low voice, is in fact aimed at both strengthening Turkey’s position within the imperialist camp led by the US and Britain and covering up the crises in internal politics. Military activities carried out in many regions, from Libya to Syria, from the Caucasus to Africa, are being conducted at the expense of the people, who are burdened with economic and political costs. The Turkish state is an accomplice to the wars and occupations in the Middle East.
In this environment of oppression and attack, the working class in Turkey is facing historical levels of impoverishment. Even the manipulative data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) cannot hide this reality: annual increases in food prices are over 80%. The minimum wage has fallen below the poverty line. According to a report published by DİSK at the beginning of 2025, one in four workers lives below the poverty line. Real wages have fallen by 35% compared to 2021. Rents exceed 60% of average wages, while the number of people with credit debt has reached 40 million.
High inflation and rising poverty have severely lowered the living standards of the population. Despite the government’s increase in social assistance spending, the real value of this assistance has been eroded by inflation, leaving approximately 20 million people dependent on social assistance. Additionally, while the official unemployment rate stands at 8.6%, the increase in the number of people who have given up looking for work indicates that the actual unemployment rate is higher.
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 19, 2025, amid conflicts between bourgeois cliques, and the subsequent protests, exposed the government’s intolerant stance toward all forms of opposition. This incident also had a negative impact on economic markets, with the Turkish lira losing value and the Istanbul Stock Exchange experiencing a 9% decline.
Women and migrant workers in Turkey bear the heaviest burden of capitalist exploitation. As of 2024, 30.8% of women work in the informal sector, and 3.248 million women struggle to survive without social security. 31.5% of women are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Migrants and refugees, numbering over 4 million, constitute one of the most vulnerable and heavily exploited segments of the capitalist system. Syrian, Afghan, Turkmen, Uzbek, Pakistani, and African migrants are employed in unregistered, low-wage, and uninsured jobs. According to joint reports by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and local unions, over 90% of migrants are excluded from the social security system. Migrant labor constitutes a significant portion of the workforce in sectors such as construction, textiles, agriculture, and services, where wages for local workers are also suppressed. The bourgeoisie exploits cheap migrant labor to maximize profits while pitting local workers against migrants, thereby deepening class divisions.
The picture we have painted from several angles is not merely an economic crisis but a systematic war waged against the working class. The AKP-MHP regime is dragging millions into poverty, insecurity, and despair in order to protect the interests of a handful of comprador bourgeoisie and their imperialist masters.
Under these conditions, the task of the Turkish working class is not merely to defend its economic rights, but to build a united class struggle that will overthrow this fascist regime. Without a united resistance front with the Kurdish people, women, youth, and all oppressed social sections, neither a humane life nor the overthrow of the exploitative order will be possible.
May 1st must be the day when this struggle is intensified and the walls of fear are shattered. It is time for a united struggle, with the belief that an organized people will defeat fascism in every factory, every neighborhood, and every school.
Long live May 1st!
Long live proletarian internationalism!
TKP-ML Central Committee
April 2025
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